My Country, 'Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights
by Claire Rudolf Murphy and Bryan Collier
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,760
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 166656, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Political ballads and songs
- God save the King--Juvenile literature
- Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895. America--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | History
- Smith, Samuel Francis
- History and criticism
- Political ballads and songs--United States--History and criticism--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
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